Sunday, March 31, 2013

BUCK DON'T NEED NO HELP!

Joy to all of you
on this special Sunday.And, since
we have different beliefs, I’m going to pass on a “feel good” story I heard
this week about the innate goodness in each one of us.

We had a leak in
our shower and had to have it torn out and redone.Freddie came in a beat up truck, old clothes, and a scraggly
beard to do the job.He was an
amazing craftsman and our shower looks like artwork.Freddie was not only professional, he had a peaceful,
lovable spirit about him

I called the tile
distributor to tell them how impressed we were.The manager there went on to tell the story of how Freddie
and Buck started the company 20 years ago.They had been best friends since first grade and made a
great team.Buck got cancer and
Freddie continued doing tile on his own.Several people knew of Buck’s trouble and wanted to start a fund to help
him pay bills.They went to
Freddie to explain their plan and with a tear running down his cheek Freddie
replied, “Buck don’t need no help.As long as I work he still gets half of what I make.”

I’m not sure why
the story touched my heart, but it’s a reminder of the goodness in people.It’s a reminder not to judge a book by
its cover.And it’s a reminder to
all of us to smile and to try to be a little kinder and gentler today.